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Household of John Laing (born 1845, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
John Laing and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laing, born in 1845 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Laing, born in 1845 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Boyd, born in 1858 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.
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John Laing's household
John
Laing
Head
Jessie
Laing
Wife
Maggie
Laing
Daughter
Mary
Laing
Daughter
Jane
Laing
Daughter
John
Laing
Son
Isabella
Laing
Daughter
Mary
Boyd
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Laing |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Laing | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Jessie | Laing | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Markinch, Fife, Scotland | |
Maggie | Laing | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Laing | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Laing | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Laing | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Laing | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Boyd | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Markinch, Fife, Scotland |
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